"So that man named Wen Xianyong looks very ordinary, and he doesn't do anything strange except to let go of a pigeon at night?"

Fang Zhiwen didn't go to Jiujiang Port to hang out, but just arranged for Shi A and Zhou Tai to accompany Xiangxiang out for a walk, and told Xiangxiang to pay attention to safety and not to eat too many messy snacks.

Duan Zhiran looked through the porthole on the side of the cabin, in fact, he could only see the river in this direction, except for the ships in the distance, he couldn't see anything.

"No, but he asked me and the boatmen about the situation of the lord and the troops."

"Oh, it seems that this man is really not simple."

"Why don't we force him to identify himself?"

"Hehe, there's no need, after all, his current identity on the surface is just a Hanyang messenger, just taking our ship, even if he inquires about us, it can be said to be curious, if we take the initiative to turn our faces with him, it's our fault, and we don't take advantage of it, even if he is really a stranger, we can't just kill people because he is a stranger, right?"

"Then what should we do, just let him follow us, so that our whereabouts will not be revealed?"

"Now it is estimated that it has been leaked, in fact, when we started in Haoyuegang, it was difficult to keep our identities secret, and now more importantly, I want to find out what this Wen Xianyong wants to do?"

"What else can be done? He must want to attack us on the river, on the river, our cavalry can't play a role, it is when our combat effectiveness is the weakest, if he is really a person with a heart, this is what he must do, and he released the pigeon last night, the people who want to attack us are probably already coming, hey, my lord, we should not stay here, we should go straight to Lujiang, when we arrive at Lujiang, this person has no reason to follow our fleet anymore. ”

Fang Zhiwen smiled, pointed to the river and said, "Do you think this person is the only one who is following us?" I think that as soon as we left the port of Haoyue, a ship followed us, and this man was just one of them, and it didn't matter if he was there or not. ”

Duan Zhiran lowered his head a little ashamedly, he hadn't thought about it at all, in fact, as long as he thought about it a little, he could understand that the lord's words were correct, the same number of Youzhou Raids appeared in Hanyang, and people with a heart could immediately think of the Youzhou Raids that had appeared in Yingchuan, and the only port in Hanyang was Haoyue Harbor, so after Hanyang was lifted, the smart aliens would definitely be staring at Haoyue Harbor, and even those barbarian rebels might also stare at the Lord who had ruined their good deeds, they were really careless, It's really worthy of the position of deputy commander of the guard.

"My lord, what should I do? Why don't we go overland? ”

Fang Zhiwen thought about it, took a sip of tea, and said indifferently: "Don't worry, we are not in a hurry, when Zhou Tai comes back, I will ask him if there is a suitable place between Jiujiang and Lujiang, besides, we are not familiar with water warfare, how to make decisions or listen to the opinions of experts." ”

It didn't take long for Xiangxiang's voice to sound outside the cabin, listening to Xiangxiang's hurried and light steps, Fang Zhiwen had a happy smile on his face.

"Brother, this is a local snack I bought, we'll eat together in a while, I'll go change my clothes first, it's so heavy to wear this."

"Hehe, good 1

Fang Zhiwen shook his head and replied with a smile, Shi Ah needless to say now, he has been captured by the lovely Xiangxiang, looking at Xiangxiang's eyes is like looking at his own child, don't get me wrong, Shi Ah is almost thirty years old now, and in that era, he was almost about to be a grandfather, but this guy has never married a wife.

As for Zhou Tai, he is still a little at a loss for the enthusiastic and lively, and really cute Xiangxiang, after all, he has never seen a child on the market, and he doesn't agree with the cheerful and somewhat overly inhuman girl, but at least he doesn't hate it, the only thing that makes him uncomfortable is that Xiangxiang is always selling 'words' to Zhou Tai, doesn't she know that words need to be given by their elders?!

In the blink of an eye, Xiangxiang changed into a set of clothes with Jiangnan Yue style and appeared in front of Fang Zhiwen, seeing Fang Zhiwen's eyes lit up, Xiangxiang's age is as old as a mountain flower, no matter what she wears, she can't hide the youthful breath that comes to her face, not to mention that Xiangxiang is a little beauty, and her figure is so good after a long period of tempering, but unfortunately in reality, this girl can only lie on the hospital bed forever.

Fang Zhiwen beckoned everyone to sit down, drinking tea, while tasting and discussing the various foods bought by Xiangxiang, you must know that behind all kinds of snacks in China, there are actually one or many good stories, the so-called food culture.

After laughing and talking for a while, Fang Zhiwen led the topic to business.

"Zhou Tai, if you are asked to attack our fleet, regardless of the manpower problem at hand, is there a suitable place to do it on the section of the river from Jiujiang to Lujiang? If you are a barbarian rebel, how should you attack it? ”

Fang Zhiwen's question was very direct, but all the people present were people who had died on the battlefield, although they were slightly surprised, but they were all very calm, and Xiangxiang only glanced at his brother with a little worry, so he looked at Zhou Tai quietly, waiting for his answer.

"Lord, if it is only a water thief, the time of attack can only be chosen at night, and during the day, the water thief will not dare to openly rob on the river, otherwise he will be besieged by all the passing ships, this is the rule of sailing on the river. But at night, because it is difficult to distinguish between friend and foe, so the ships at night will not join in the excitement, which is the reason why most cargo ships do not sail at night, as for passenger ships, since most of them are strangers, so it is important to choose a target. ”

"Zhou Tai, you haven't answered the question for a long time.1 Xiangxiang was a little dissatisfied, because Zhou Tai was always unwilling to let his brother give him words.

Zhou Tai glanced at Xiangxiang indifferently, he knew that the lord would not blame himself for Xiangxiang, not to mention, Xiangxiang was a very kind girl at all, her dissatisfaction with herself must be because she repeatedly refused to let the lord give words, but her parents and elders are here, why bother outsiders to give words! Although the lord is not an outsider, he still hopes that his own elders will give him words.

"Don't worry, if I don't explain it, it will be difficult for the lord to understand how the water thief chooses the place and time."

"Oh, then you go on." Xiangxiang embarrassed to refill Zhou Tai's tea, but she didn't mind admitting her mistake at all.

Zhou Tai straightened up and thanked him, then turned to Fang Zhiwen and said: "From Jiujiang to Lujiang, but a one-day trip, if it is from Jiujiang in the early morning, the wind direction is suitable, and you can reach Lujiang before it gets dark, but at this time, there is a southeast wind, and the wind direction is not good, so it will be one to two hours, and it may be possible to reach Lujiang in the middle of the hour at the latest. There are only a limited number of places to get your hands on, so "

"Wow, sure enough, there are doorways in every industry, and even being a water thief has so much attention and knowledge." Xiangxiang called out in some surprise.

"Hehe, isn't it, and being a water thief is a business with a head, can you not pay attention to it, I can't say that I have to be more particular than other professions."

"The lord said very well, there are a lot of things to be a water thief, from sailors, knife heads, hook hands, to scouts, drifters, and merchants with a meticulous division of labor, and only those who act closely can save their lives and spend the money earned by licking blood with the knife head." Zhou Tai said with some emotion.

"So, if someone wants to do it, they will choose the section of the river about an hour away from the Lujiang River?"

"What I just said is a water thief, if the other party is an alien, there is not so much attention, they may do it at any time, because the fight between the aliens, the merchant ships and passenger ships on the river, and even the ships of the navy will not care, and the identity of the lord is probably unknown to most of the aliens, so if they do it, except for the port, they can do it at any time."

Fang Zhiwen nodded, Xiangxiang looked at his brother with some concern, and the faces of the other generals were also a little heavy.

"And what if it's the barbarian rebels who do it?"

"Lord, the barbarian rebels are not used to water warfare, they only have some boats in their hands, and it is okay to cross the river, if you fight, you can directly use these big boats to crash over and turn over, how can you fight."

"Can't you attack from a distance with fire bolts or something?" Fang Zhiwen asked curiously.

"It is not possible to use fire arrows on a small boat, the number is too small to have an effect, if it is only to kill or force us to break into the beach, you can also use the method of digging the boat, and it is also possible to use the fire boat, but our big ship is fast, unless there are too many of them, it is difficult to succeed, and the fire boat also needs someone to operate the boat, after the fire boat is ignited, how to leave the boat if the boat operator is not accustomed to water? Therefore, since the Jiangxia rebellion, there has not been a water war. ”

Fang Zhiwen looked at the subordinate generals around him with emotion, these generals of his own are all archers and cavalry generals, and they are all ruthless characters on the grassland, but unfortunately when they arrive in the water town in the south of the Yangtze River, they become toothless tigers, this water battle is definitely not simple, Zhou Tai just said casually, there are so many doorways in it, it is not easy for him to win on the water, if it weren't for the water thieves he encountered that night just to rob, not to kill, I can't say that I would have gone to the bottom of the river to feed Wang Ba.

It seems that he really can't hold it up, and it is definitely a short blow to the other party on the river, which is really not cost-effective, in this case, he can only take the land route, on land, Fang Zhiwen does not believe that there are players who can block his iron horse at this stage.

"It seems that I have to take the land route, and I won't go to Lujiang, along the south of the Yangtze River, go directly to Jianye, more than a thousand miles, not far. Shi A, you go to negotiate with the owner of the ship, settle the fare, as for that Wen Xianyong Zhiran, I will write a letter to you and you will hand it over to him to take to Lujiang, you can't let him take our boat in vain. ”

"Is my brother going to borrow a knife to kill someone?" Xiangxiang asked with a wink.

"Hehe, what if I say that the person who sent the letter is a barbarian spy, I don't know if Lujiang County is trustworthy or not?"